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Following reports that the United States was delaying a shipment of ammunition that was supposed to leave for Israel last week, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that the Biden administration was delaying a shipment of thousands of weapons amid increasing internal pressure in the United States towards the administration following the war...
The Israel Defense Forces took control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt on Tuesday morning, as tanks from the 401st Armored Brigade of the 162nd Division rolled right up to the station.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
The Biden administration last week put a hold on a shipment of U.S.-made ammunition to Israel, two Israeli officials told Axios.
Read more: Axios
The head of the United Nations' atomic watchdog traveled Monday to Iran, where his agency faces increasing difficulty in monitoring the Islamic Republic's rapidly advancing nuclear program as tensions remain high in the wider Middle East over the Israel-Hamas war.
Read more: Fox News
Israel on Monday started to evacuate Palestinian civilians from the eastern parts of Rafah close to the Israel border ahead of a possible ground invasion, the IDF said.
Read more: Axios
Two people were seriously wounded after a kamikaze drone launched by Hezbollah hit the Metula area on Monday afternoon, according to Israel media.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post
Israelis marked Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah) on Monday, the first since the attack of Oct. 7, the largest single-day massacre of Jews since the Shoah.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Four Israeli soldiers were killed and 10 more were wounded in a Hamas-claimed rocket attack on a staging ground near the Gaza Strip on Sunday, prompting the military to shutter a key border crossing.
Read more: The Times of Israel
Hamas said Thursday that it was sending a delegation to Egypt for further cease-fire talks, in a new sign of progress in attempts by international mediators to hammer out an agreement between Israel and the militant group to end the war in Gaza.
Read more: The Associated Press
Over the past few weeks, dramatic scenes of mob action have unfolded across dozens of campuses across the United States.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday of acting like a “dictator” by blocking the country’s ports to Israeli imports and exports as part of a trade war.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Saudi Arabia and the United States are finalizing the details of a landmark deal to strengthen bilateral trade and defense – but an agreement will not be reached if the kingdom and Israel do not establish diplomatic relations, US officials said.
Read more: CNN
Police have arrested more than 2,100 people during pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel protests at college campuses across the United States in recent weeks, sometimes using riot gear, tactical vehicles and flash-bang devices to clear tent encampments and occupied buildings.
Read more: The Times of Israel
During a visit to the Lebanon border, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said the military was preparing for an offensive against the Hezbollah terror group, which continued to carry out attacks on northern Israel on Wednesday.
Read more: The Times of Israel
Several survivors of Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel are suing pro-Palestinian student activists amid nationwide campus protests against the Israel-Hamas war.
Read more: Newsweek
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, speaking on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Wednesday, revealed that “outside agitators,” including one whose husband was convicted for terrorism, played a key role in the anti-Israel and antisemitic protests at Columbia University.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
Hamas on Wednesday night appeared poised to reject the latest hostage deal proposal crafted by mediators and green-lit by Israel.
Read more: The Times of Israel
"The House’s passage of the Antisemitism Awareness Act (AAA) today is crucial to combating the chaos spreading on America’s college campuses"
Read more: i24 News
The Biden administration is considering welcoming certain Palestinians to the U.S. as refugees as they seek to escape war-torn Gaza amid the ongoing war in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas.
Read more: Fox News
Rep. Susan Lee (D-Nev.), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued a statement on Tuesday about the “sharp increase in antisemitism on college campuses nationwide.”
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
